The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake
Chamara Sampath Dasanayake asked the Prime Minister about the implementation of the new education reforms, noting that Grade 1 began in 2026 and Grade 2 is expected in 2027 amid earlier controversy over modules. He sought confirmation that the reforms will proceed in 2027 and asked whether teacher training, funding to Provincial Education Offices, and textbook printing have been completed to avoid a recurrence of previous problems.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary to the Hon. Prime Minister is this. The new education reforms commenced in 2026 with Grade 1. The modules issue became highly contentious then, but now it seems forgotten. When reforms resume in 2027, that issue may re-emerge. In 2026 Grade 1 began; in 2027 Grade 2 will begin. Will the reforms definitely commence again in 2027? Have teachers been trained or are they being trained? Have funds been sent to Provincial Education Offices? Also, are textbooks already printed, so we avoid a repeat of last year’s problems?
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Cite as: The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19748